The Fresh Beat Band coming to the KCAC

The Fresh Beat Band, Nickelodeon’s popular preschool music group and stars of the hit TV series of the same name, will appear at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on Jan. 19, 2014, as part of their enormously successful farewell tour.

Tickets go on sale Saturday.

The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert Tour, presented by Nickelodeon, features Kiki (Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer), Marina (Tara Perry) and Twist (Jon Beavers) and Shout (Thomas Hobson), performing The Fresh Beat Band hits from seasons one, two and three of the Nickelodeon live-action music series.

Among the songs to be performed are “Here We Go, “A Friend Like You,” “Bananas” and “Just Like a Rockstar.”

Tickets can be purchased online at www.kovalchick complex.com, in person at the Kovalchick Complex Box office or by phone at (800) 298-4200.

The Fresh Beat Band debuted in 2009. In each episode, preschoolers sing and dance along as they help solve everyday challenges.

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